In May a piece of concrete fell in the basement into a staff member's office. The Oklahoma Department of Labor was investigating if public employee's workplace safety was in question.

The incident renewed a push in the legislature to set aside funds to repair the capitol, which is nearly 100 years old.

The $120 million bond would pay for repairs to both the exterior and interior of the Capitol and fix faulty electrical and plumbing systems.

"The State Capitol is the seat of our government and an important symbol of Oklahoma," Fallin said. "The disrepair it had fallen into was a black eye for the entire state."

Fallin went on to thank the legislators for passing the bill.

Exterior work is expected to begin late this summer or early in the fall of 2014. Interior work should start next year, according to the governor's office.

"We can now ensure a program to halt the damaging infiltration of water, evidenced by falling limestone and concrete, and to replace worn and faulty plumbing and 100-year-old wiring, which at any moment can place this critical structure out of service," Capitol Architect Duane Mass said. "Work on the building in the months ahead will ensure that the Capitol will provide another century of service to Oklahoma."